Player tracking method and a player tracking system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8979640
APP PUB NO 20130344951A1
SERIAL NO

13910791

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A method of player tracking for gaming, the method including: receiving a player identifier at a player identifier input device associated with a gaming terminal; monitoring play of the gaming terminal in response to receipt of the player identifier, the monitoring being performed to determine whether to take any action in respect of a player record of a player tracking module corresponding to the player identifier, the monitoring being carried out such that if the player identifier was received by being read from a player tracking device by the player identifier input device and the player tracking device is removed from a position at which the player tracking device can be read, the monitoring continues after the player tracking device is removed; and stopping monitoring of play of the gaming terminal automatically in response to at least one end condition occurring.

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  • ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Stewart, Scott Monroe Las Vegas, US 34 176

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